George Davis and Michael Wohlgenant Estimate That for Every 1

question 10

Multiple Choice

George Davis and Michael Wohlgenant estimate that for every 1 percent increase in the price of Christmas trees, quantity demanded falls by 0.6 percent. The demand for Christmas trees is:

• A) inelastic.
• B) elastic.
• C) perfectly inelastic.
• D) unit elastic.

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